Faith Christian is 0-10 against Buckingham Charter since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Faith Christian Lions are on the road again to play the Buckingham Charter Knights at 4:00 p.m. Faith Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
Faith Christian lost 21-6 to Foresthill on Monday.
Faith Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joslyn Henry, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. Henry has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Charter can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Valley Christian 16-1. Winning may never get old, but Buckingham Charter sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Haley Griffin made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ari Martinez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Makayla Tonn was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Buckingham Charter, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Faith Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Buckingham Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Faith Christian suffered a grim 17-6 defeat to Buckingham Charter when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buckingham Charter's Annalyn Steh, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Faith Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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